Bharat @ Thirunavukkarasu v. Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 28.04.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN and Crl.M.P.No.10688 of 2023

1. Bharat @ Thirunavukkarasu

2. Jagadeesan @ Jagadesh

3. Kumar ... Petitioners Vs.

1. The State Rep by The Inspector of Police, E-3, Sadras Police Station, Chengalpattu District.

Crime No.137 of 2022.

2. Ravi ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petition is filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the records in C.C.No.9 of 2023 pending on the file of the learned District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate at Thirukazhukundram and quash the proceeding insofar they relate to petitioners.

For Petitioners : Mr.S.Kartik For Respondents For R1 : Mr.R.Vinothraja Government Advocate (Crl. Side) For R2 : Mr.T.Jahn Alexander

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition has been filed to quash the C.C.No.9 of 2023 on the file of the learned District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate at Thirukazhukundram, thereby taken cognizance for the offences under Sections 147, 294(b), 323 of IPC & Section 4 Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 2002. 2.

Pending this petition, the parties have decided to bury their hatchet and compromise the dispute amicably among themselves. 3.

A Joint Memo of Compromise has been filed before this Court, which has been signed by the petitioner and the defacto complainant and also by their respective counsel. All the parties are present and identified by their respective counsel and the Police. In order to identify the respective parties, they have also produced the copies of the Aadhaar Card and it is made part of the record. This Court also enquired both the parties and was satisfied that the parties have come to an amicable settlement between themselves.

4.

Under such circumstances, no useful purpose will be served in keeping the proceeding pending, even though, the offences involved are not compoundable in nature. In the light of the guidelines given by the Hon'ble Supreme Court reported in 2017 9 SCC 641-(Parbathbhai Aahir @ Parbathbhai Vs. State of Gujrath), this Court in exercise of its jurisdiction under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., quashes the proceeding in C.C.No.9 of 2023 pending trial on the file of the learned District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate at Thirukazhukundram. 5.

In view of the above, the proceedings in C.C.No.9 of 2023 on the file of the learned District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate at Thirukazhukundram, is hereby quashed as against the petitioners. The terms of Joint Memo of Compromise shall form part and parcel of this Order. The petitioners shall pay a sum of Rs.10,000/-, (Rupees Ten Thousand only) jointly as costs, to the Chief Justice Relief Fund, Madras High Court, Tamil Nadu, forthwith and file a photocopy of the receipt along with a memo reporting compliance in the Registry.

6.

Accordingly, the Criminal Original Petition stands allowed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. 28.04.2025 (1⁄2) Index : Yes/No : Yes/No Speaking/non-speaking order rts

To

1. The District Munsif cum Judicial Magistrate Thirukazhukundram, 2.The Inspector of Police, E-3, Sadras Police Station, Chengalpattu District.

3. The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court, Chennai.

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J.

rts and Crl.M.P.No.10688 of 2023 28.04.2025 (1⁄2)